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Welcoming a baby in Atlanta? In the Hindu naming tradition (Namkaran) the first letter of the name comes from the Nakshatra and pada the Moon was in at the moment of birth. Zodastro works it out from the baby's birth time and place and suggests names that start with the right syllable.
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The Moon moves through one Nakshatra in about a day, and through one pada in about six hours, so the birth time matters. Enter the time on the birth record exactly as written; in Atlanta that is Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4), 9 h 30 min behind India. Below you can see the Nakshatra in Atlanta right now and its syllables.
At sunrise today in Atlanta the Moon is in Ardra, pada 2. Names for a baby born in this Nakshatra traditionally start with: Ku, Gha, Ng, Chha (one syllable for each of the four padas).
| Day (Vara) | Shukravar (Friday) |
|---|---|
| Tithi at sunrise | Krishna Panchami until Fri 30 Oct, 9:55 AM |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (pada 2) until Fri 30 Oct, 9:41 PM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 7:55 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Rahu Kaal (avoid) | 11:59 AM – 1:21 PM |
| Abhijit Muhurat (good) | 12:59 PM – 1:42 PM |
All times are Atlanta local time (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4). Calculated from Atlanta's own sunrise with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Start and end times are in Atlanta time. A vrat is usually kept on the day the Tithi is running at sunrise; your family or temple tradition may differ.
The length of the day decides the length of Rahu Kaal. In Atlanta the shortest day has about 9 h 55 min of daylight and the longest about 14 h 24 min (today: 10 h 52 min), which gives a Rahu Kaal of 74 to 108 minutes.
Sunrise in Atlanta today is 7:55 AM, 22 minutes later on the clock than in Washington, D.C. (873 km away). Even nearby cities need their own Panchang.
On 30 October the sunrise Tithi in Atlanta is Krishna Panchami; in Delhi it is Krishna Panchami. They match today, but on many days they do not, especially around Ekadashi and Purnima, so check before a vrat.
Atlanta is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4), 9 h 30 min behind India.
Atlanta uses daylight saving time, so the gap to India changes during the year:
If you were born in Atlanta, enter your birth time exactly as it is written on your birth certificate. That is the local clock time, already including summer time if it applied, and the birthplace tells the calculation which time zone to use.
Atlanta's Indian community is centred in suburbs such as Alpharetta, Duluth and Cumming. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Lilburn is one of the largest Hindu temples in the United States and draws visitors from across the South.
No. Use the local time on the birth record and Atlanta as the birthplace. Zodastro converts it to work out the correct Nakshatra.
At sunrise today in Atlanta the Moon is in Ardra. It changes about once a day, and the page shows when it changes.
Yes. The Parent Blend tool suggests modern names that combine both parents' names.
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